Design Blog

Kate at mini-eco shared a fun Valentine's Day card tutorial over at her blog. With a little crafty precision, the Pixel Pop-Up card will surely please that special geek in your life. Now, does anyone have an awesome pixel pun to pair with this project?

When I look at Starry Night by Van Gogh, I can almost see the movement in the lines and patterns—I see the sky flowing and the hills undulating. Van Gogh captured this action with static brush strokes, and now Petros Vrellis has set the iconic image into real motion.

Steam Crow is a Phoenix, Arizona studio that designs, illustrates and creates astonishingly good monster goods. Established in 2005 by artists Daniel and Dawna Davis, the firm is dedicated to making amazing and odd goods with a spooky-cute vintage aesthetic.

I can't get over how awesome these Dr. No Effects pedal designs are. The retrotastic, hand-designed lettering and graphics were created by Boom Artwork, the graphic design, illustration and lettering studio of Netherlands-based Eric van den Boom.

Part revelation, part humor, these signs by artist Steve Lambert embrace the tradition of flashy ads with bold typography and demanding lights. For the past nine years he's been making art that comments on advertising and public space.

I stumbled upon Weekday Carnival, which is the blog component of the RK Design shop, both from Finland-based Riikka Kantinkoski. I love the bright whites and Scandinavian pop of the product and home stylings throughout its pages. Below you'll find a collection of some creative product and home shots that also show off some of the great poster designs of RK Design.